May 26, 2016
A southerly wind flow of very moist and unstable air fed a slow-moving thunderstorm complex. To the south of the storm complex, surface dew points were in the lower 70's and instability was quite high. An outflow boundary moved southward ahead of the storms, providing the lift necessary for new storms to develop. Isolated storms produced large hail. The more significant problem was locally very heavy rainfall as storms repeatedly moved over the same areas. Slightly over three inches of rain fell
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 630186). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Cape Girardeau County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.